grammer Q: if a person's last name ends in an 's', and you want pluralize, is it s's or s'?

Answer 1

's and s' show possession - Mr. Jones's car. To pluralize it just add "-es"- The Joneses went on a vacation. Personally, I would just go about it by saying the Jones family, but take your pick.

To show possession it would be "Mr. Jones's car (singular)" or "The Joneses' car (plural.)"

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Well, there are two answers to this.
Jesus and other biblical folk have abandoned their extra S so if you wanted to refer to his shoes, you would say: Jesus' shoes. The correct use however, is to add an extra s: St James's Park or Mr Jones's farm.

Answer 4

The correct answer here will be s's.

For example:

Maria Ross's kittens are here.

You use s' only when you are referring to plural words like:

These kittens' owner is Maria Ross.

Answer 5

Could be either--both are acceptable. Or you could just not pluralize, and avoid the whole uncomfortable written salutation.

Answer 6

ex. The last name is 'Browns'

Mr. and Mrs. Browns are nice people.
Mr. and Mrs. Browns' car is a pontiac.
Jennifer, these are the Browns.

' after s for possesion.
same with a first name.
but in answer to your question, there is no '.
' = possesion.

Answer 7

To pluralize you add es - Jones = Joneses. "From the Joneses."

If you are saying it belongs to them, their home for example, Mr. Jones' home.

Answer 8

It would be s' like Francis' book not Francis's book

Answer 9

Its s' like >>>> Frances' bag... Hope that helps!

Answer 10

It would look like this: Thomas' bag.